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chapter 27

Autor: Lumi
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-07-27 19:03:34

The morning after the family dinner, the De Luca mansion felt deceptively peaceful.

Sunlight poured through the library windows, painting warm patches across the polished wooden floor. Valentina sat curled into a leather armchair, a novel resting open in her lap.

She hadn't read a single page.

Every time she tried, her mind wandered back to the night before.

Luca's smile.

Too polite.

Too cold.

Then Sofia's quiet warning.

"Not everyone wants my brother to keep carrying this famil
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